Patrick Brown, owner of the Caribbean Corner Restaurant and Director of the Greater Burlington Multicultural Resource Center, who also teaches Caribbean Studies at the University of Vermont was given the Distinguished Member Award by the Vermont chapter on October 4th in the Davis Center. Brown has taught at UVM since 1999. The recognition was for contribution to the classroom, campus and community. In addition to organizing the annual Dr. Martin Luther King, remembrance Brown is responsible for several high level visits to the State including Archbishop Tutu.